“It’s not a criminal offense to make queries about when and the way corruption used to be performed,” the NAB chairman stated whilst addressing a rite in Peshawar.

“We will proceed to take action although it is thought of as a criminal offense through any person,” he added in an obvious connection with high minister Nawaz Sharif’s grievance relating to an inquiry towards him and others for allegedly laundering $four.nine billion to India.

Reiterating that corruption might not be tolerated anymore, Iqbal stated, “Regardless of the anti-graft frame is doing is in the most efficient pastime of the rustic.”

He additional mentioned that the bureau had remained underneath its felony and Constitutional jurisdiction to do its activity and it might proceed to take action.

The bureau just lately got here underneath hearth after Justice (retd) Iqbal ordered a probe into alleged cash laundering through former high minister Nawaz Sharif and others which used to be highlighted through a column in an area e-newsletter.

The NAB had ordered an inquiry towards former high minister Nawaz Sharif and others for allegedly laundering $four.nine billion to India previous as of late. The NAB chairman had taken understand of a media record that claimed that the incident used to be discussed within the Global Financial institution’s Migration and Remittance E book 2016.

Alternatively, a press free up issued through the Global Financial institution on Would possibly eight learn, “The record does now not come with any point out of cash laundering nor does it title any people.”

In line with the click free up, the financial institution’s Remittances and Migration Document used to be ‘an effort […] to estimate migration and remittances numbers internationally.’

The commentary additionally referred to a press free up issued through the State Financial institution of Pakistan that confounded estimates of US $four.nine billion remittances from Pakistan to India on September 21, 2016.